"The greater and lesser daimyo [lords] of the provinces and all their salaried officials must speedily expel any soldiers in their service who have been accused of rebellion or murder. . . . Any repairs to castles in

the provinces must be reported to the government of the shogun [ruler of Japan], as well as any new

construction, which is strictly forbidden. Walls extending more than a certain distance are a peril to the

state. High fortresses and well-dredged moats are the origins of great turmoil. . . . [When reporting for

duty] daimyo with larger estates should not be escorted by more than twenty mounted

Are children who act in rated ‘r’ movies allowed to see them? are eyebrows considered facial hair? at a movie theater which arm rest is yours? can a short person “talk down” to a taller person? can animals commit suicide? can you daydream at night? do bald people get dandruff? do coffins have lifetime guarantees? do dentists go to other dentists or do they just do it themselves? do prison buses have emergency exits? do sheep get static cling when they rub against one another? do stairs go up or down? do stuttering people stutter when they’re thinking to themselves? do they bury people with their braces on? do they have the word “dictionary” in the dictionary? do you yawn in your sleep? do your eyes change color when you die? how can something be “new” and “improved”? if it’s new, what was it improving on? how come only your fingers and toes get wrinkly in the shower and nothing else does? how come you never see a billboard being put up by the highway? how do you handcuff a one-armed man? how far east can you

B. speculate about one positive way and one negative way that this boundary has affected the geographical units it separates over time.

What will happen to a firms profit maximizing quantity in the short run if there is a significant increase in rent